Inside the Third World: The Anatomy of PovertyMonograph on problems of economic and social development and poverty in developing countries - discusses tropical climate and colonialism factors, criticizes adoption of western development theories by local elites, and covers agrarian structure, social conflicts in rural areas, trends in rural migration and urbanization, social implications of industrial development, population growth and malnutrition, political aspects of underdevelopment, etc. Bibliography pp. 439 to 453 and maps. |
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... West only if they adopted western culture , institutions and even clothing , for all these ingredients were somehow involved in the production of western technology . As early as the 1840s , Chinese intellectuals were beginning to ...
... West only if they adopted western culture , institutions and even clothing , for all these ingredients were somehow involved in the production of western technology . As early as the 1840s , Chinese intellectuals were beginning to ...
Page 186
... West , they wanted the very best available western techniques . Western technology , naturally enough , has been developed for western social and economic conditions : a large , skilled industrial workforce , high wages and welfare ...
... West , they wanted the very best available western techniques . Western technology , naturally enough , has been developed for western social and economic conditions : a large , skilled industrial workforce , high wages and welfare ...
Page 434
... West used to export . The usual response to worries of this kind , which legitimately preoccupy western trade unionists , is to say that the West can move out of these areas where the Third World leaders are most competitive , into more ...
... West used to export . The usual response to worries of this kind , which legitimately preoccupy western trade unionists , is to say that the West can move out of these areas where the Third World leaders are most competitive , into more ...
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